For some reason, NASA is treating Orion’s heat shield problems as a secret
For those who follow NASA's human spaceflight program, when the Orion spacecraft's heat shield cracked and chipped away ...
NASA Is Being Weirdly Secretive About What’s Wrong With Orion’s Heat Shield
Engineers have identified the issue with the Orion spacecraft's heat shield, but NASA isn’t revealing the details yet.
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NASA Has Identified the Cause of Orion's Heat Shield Problem—But It's Keeping It Under Wraps
According to Hawkins and Glaze, NASA expects to share more information about Orion's heat shield issue before the end of the ...
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NASA faces tough decisions on Orion capsule's heat shield for Artemis moon missions
NASA identified more than 100 locations where ablative thermal protective material was liberated during its speedy reentry.
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NASA Finds Root Cause Of Orion Heat Shield Charring
Among the issues uncovered by the Nov. 16-Dec. 11 Artemis I flight test was unanticipated charring of the Orion capsule’s ...
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NASA finds, but does not disclose, root cause of Orion heat shield erosion
NASA has determined why the Orion heat shield lost more material than expected on the Artemis 1 mission but won’t disclose details until after it completes more tests.
A few helpful suggestions for President Trump on NASA space policy
This calls for a fresh look at space policy. Here are some hopefully helpful suggestions.
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NASA Keeping Issue With Moon Rocket a Secret
In late 2022, NASA launched its uncrewed Orion spacecraft around the Moon and back as part of its Artemis I mission, setting ...
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For some reason, NASA is treating Orion’s heat shield problems as a secret
He gets to tell Congress that they gave NASA a really stupid set of specifications for the architecture of SLS and Orion. Then he can ... which just shows how the heat flux scales with the square ...
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NASA Has Identified the Cause of Orion's Heat Shield Problem—But It's Keeping It Under Wraps
NASA says it spent 15 years developing Orion's heat shield, completing 1,000 tests and carefully assembling dozens of Avcoat tiles that would hold Orion together during rapid fluctuations in ...